tee Who acts: tee, that, hole, you, We, Dad · What happens: be, hold, hit, begin, tee up, get · To what, where: small peg, golf ball, tee, flat area, something, letter T
«tee» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: tee in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tee is a small peg, often wooden or plastic, that holds a golf ball up before it is hit.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod punct advmod amod cc conj punct nsubj conj det compound obj advmod mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root A DET tee NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ peg NOUN , PUNCT often ADV wooden ADJ or CCONJ plastic ADJ , PUNCT that PRON holds VERB a DET golf NOUN ball NOUN up ADV before SCONJ it PRON is AUX hit VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tee det 2 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 6 peg nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 peg cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 peg det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 peg amod 6 peg peg NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 wooden punct 8 often often ADV _ 9 wooden advmod 9 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 peg amod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 plastic cc 11 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 wooden conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 holds punct 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 holds nsubj 14 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 peg conj 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 ball det 16 golf golf NOUN Number=Sing 17 ball compound 17 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 14 holds obj 18 up up ADV _ 22 hit advmod 19 before before SCONJ _ 22 hit mark 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 hit nsubj:pass 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 hit aux:pass 22 hit hit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 holds advcl 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 peg punct
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1 is a present a tee a small peg tree rules 2 hold present that a golf ball vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme 3 hit present · passive tee vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 The tee is also the flat area where each hole in golf begins.
det nsubj cop advmod det amod advmod det nsubj case nmod acl:relcl punct root The DET tee NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET flat ADJ area NOUN where ADV each DET hole NOUN in ADP golf NOUN begins VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tee det 2 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 7 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 area cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 area advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 area det 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 area amod 7 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 begins advmod 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 hole det 10 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 13 begins nsubj 11 in in ADP _ 12 golf case 12 golf golf NOUN Number=Sing 10 hole nmod 13 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 area acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 area punct
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1 is a present the tee the flat area tree rules 2 begin present each hole in golf vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A tee is short for a T-shirt.
det nsubj cop case det compound punct obl punct root A DET tee NOUN is AUX short ADJ for ADP a DET T NOUN - PUNCT shirt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tee det 2 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 4 short nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 short cop 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 9 shirt case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 shirt det 7 T t NOUN Number=Sing 9 shirt compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 T punct 9 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 4 short obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 short punct
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1 is present a tee for a T shirt; short property tree rules
Meaning 4 To tee up is to put the ball on a tee, or to get something ready; to tee off is to make the first hit in golf.
The tree, 27 words mark advcl compound:prt cop mark det obj case det obl punct cc mark parataxis obj amod punct mark conj compound:prt cop mark conj det amod obj case nmod punct root To PART tee VERB up ADP is AUX to PART put VERB the DET ball NOUN on ADP a DET tee NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART get VERB something PRON ready ADJ ; PUNCT to PART tee VERB off ADP is AUX to PART make VERB the DET first ADJ hit NOUN in ADP golf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 tee mark 2 tee tee VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 put advcl 3 up up ADP _ 2 tee compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 put cop 5 to to PART _ 6 put mark 6 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ball det 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 tee case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 tee det 11 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 get punct 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 get cc 14 to to PART _ 15 get mark 15 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 put parataxis 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 get obj 17 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 16 something amod 18 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 tee punct 19 to to PART _ 20 tee mark 20 tee tee VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 15 get conj 21 off off ADP _ 20 tee compound:prt 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 make cop 23 to to PART _ 24 make mark 24 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 20 tee conj 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 hit det 26 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 27 hit amod 27 hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 24 make obj 28 in in ADP _ 29 golf case 29 golf golf NOUN Number=Sing 27 hit nmod 30 . . PUNCT _ 6 put punct
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1 tee up to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present a tee put property tree rules 3 get to-infinitive something vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 4 tee off to-infinitive tree rules 5 is present make property tree rules
Meaning 5 A tee is also the letter T or a T-shaped thing.
det nsubj cop advmod det compound cc det compound punct amod conj punct root A DET tee NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET letter NOUN T NOUN or CCONJ a DET T NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tee det 2 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 7 T nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 T cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 T advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 T det 6 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 7 T compound 7 T t NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 13 thing cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 thing det 10 T t NOUN Number=Sing 12 shaped compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 T punct 12 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 thing amod 13 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 T conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 T punct
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1 is a present a tee the letter T or a shaped thing tree rules 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 1 Put the golf ball on the tee.
det compound obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET golf NOUN ball NOUN on ADP the DET tee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ball det 3 golf golf NOUN Number=Sing 4 ball compound 4 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 tee case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tee det 7 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the golf ball the tee vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme on tee=Destination
Example 2 We met at the first tee.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root We PRON met VERB at ADP the DET first ADJ tee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 met nsubj 2 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 tee case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tee det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 tee amod 6 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 2 met obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 met punct
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1 meet past We the first tee vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Dad teed off and the ball flew into the bushes.
nsubj compound:prt cc det nsubj conj case det obl punct root Dad NOUN teed VERB off ADP and CCONJ the DET ball NOUN flew VERB into ADP the DET bushes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 teed nsubj 2 teed tee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 teed compound:prt 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 flew cc 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ball det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 flew nsubj 7 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 teed conj 8 into into ADP _ 10 bushes case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bushes det 10 bushes bush NOUN Number=Plur 7 flew obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 teed punct
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1 tee off past Dad tree rules 2 fly past the ball into the bushes result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into bush=Result
Example 4 He wore a white tee and shorts.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj punct root He PRON wore VERB a DET white ADJ tee NOUN and CCONJ shorts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tee det 4 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tee amod 5 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shorts cc 7 shorts short NOUN Number=Plur 5 tee conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past He a white tee and shorts vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tee=Source
Example 5 In tee-ball, you hit the ball off a stand.
case compound punct obl punct nsubj det obj compound:prt det obj punct root In ADP tee NOUN - PUNCT ball NOUN , PUNCT you PRON hit VERB the DET ball NOUN off ADP a DET stand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 ball case 2 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 4 ball compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 tee punct 4 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 hit obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 ball punct 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 hit nsubj 7 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ball det 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 hit obj 10 off off ADP _ 7 hit compound:prt 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 stand det 12 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing 7 hit obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 hit punct
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1 hit off past you the ball tee ball vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient stand=Result
Example 6 The coach teed up the next game.
det nsubj compound:prt det amod obj punct root The DET coach NOUN teed VERB up ADP the DET next ADJ game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 teed nsubj 3 teed tee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 teed compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 game det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 game amod 7 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 teed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 teed punct
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1 tee up past the coach the next game tree rules
Example 7 That costume suits you to a tee.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root That DET costume NOUN suits VERB you PRON to ADP a DET tee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 costume det 2 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 3 suits nsubj 3 suits suit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 suits obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 tee case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tee det 7 tee tee NOUN Number=Sing 3 suits obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 suits punct
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1 suit present that costume you to a tee tree rules
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